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Russian nuclear energy corporation keen to work on Polish plant

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Nick Hodge 07.09.2012 17:20
The Russian Federation's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom hopes to win a contract to help realise a prospective nuclear plant in Poland.
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“Rosatom wants to participate in the tender for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Poland,” Sergei Boyarkin, engineering projects manager at Rosatom, told the Polish Press Agency.

Boyarkin revealed his hopes at the XX Economic Forum in Krynica, southern Poland.

“If Poland launches a tender, we are ready to present our offer, but we are waiting for the conditions of the tender,” Boyarkin said.

The current Polish government is aiming for a nuclear plant to be built by 2023.

Four Polish state-controlled companies signed a preliminary deal on Wednesday, agreeing to share the brunt of the costs of construction of the plant (PGE, Tauron, KGHM and Enea).

However, it is unlikely that the general contractor for the construction will be appointed before 2014. French and American companies have also voiced an interest.

Meanwhile, although a short-list of potential sites for a nuclear power plant was presented in November 2011, the ultimate location has not been confirmed.

The three prospective locations are all near the Baltic Sea – in Mielno, Zarnowiec and Choczewo, although the government faces potential stumbling blocks in winning over public opinion.

Rosatom's Sergei Boyarkin also stated that Poland was welcome to purchase energy from the Russian plant currently being constructed in Kaliningrad.

Nevertheless, Prime Minister Donald Tusk is currently championing a wide-ranging strategy of becoming less dependent on Russian energy.

Besides the nuclear project, Warsaw is investing (with American corporate backing) in research into Poland's shale gas resources. (nh)

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